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I really believe that this is the elephant in the room that no one talks about. Part of the conflict that no one talks about is that both sides failed to comprehend one another's cultural languages, leading to conflict.

Tagalogs are culturally ambiverts. They have two worlds: the extrovert sphere that is intended for their inner sphere (friends and families) and the introvert sphere that is intended for formal settings (bosses, colleagues, strangers, general public, etc.)

Bisaya people on the other hand, are just extroverts. They are confident, talkative, happy go lucky and festive, always partying everywhere they go. Of course, there are individual Bisaya persons who are introverts, but we're talking of cultural extroversion here.

What happened is when there were plenty of Bisaya migrants who migrated in Metro Manila from the 70s through the 90s, they are not aware of the extrovert and introvert spheres of Manileños, and because of that, they have unknowingly violated the public sphere of interaction, where Manileños expect you to be more formal and more reserve. Bisaya, because of their extroversion, often say crude jokes and often tell stories to people that are still not close to them, that leads to Manileños perceiving Bisaya as "papansin", " pabida", "ma-eksena" and "mayabang".

On the other hand, the formal civility that Manileños displayed whenever they are in public was also misread by Bisaya migrants as " arogante", "hawod", " hilas/mapagmataas", etc. and this is exactly how the friction between these two ethnic groups started.

Another thing that cemented the rift between the two is the Bisaya culture of "pataka ug istorya" or saying exaggerated stories to make oneself look good, which is part of Bisaya humor, which Tagalogs and Manileños are not familiar of. For example, a Bisaya person might say "mayaman kami sa probinsiya, sampu ang kotse namin doon, mansyon ang bahay namin, etc." although this statement is exaggerated and probably not true, Manileños often misread and mistook it as "pagmamayabang", " paghahambog", "pagtataas sa sarili", and they were never aware that this thing was meant as a joke, because the Bisaya person never said so, because when two Bisaya are saying these statements, they automatically know that what the other is saying is definitely not true, and therefore, a joke.

So, a big part of this conflict is really due to cultural differences, especially when it comes to cultural introversion/extroversion, and knowing your place whenever you're in public or private.

It's really obvious where the blatant culture of censorship and silencing one's political opponents, and everyone who don't agree with their ideologies, came from. It came from Marxism and its culture of media censorship.

All of the countries where Marxism influenced the political institutions such as China, Cuba, North Korea, former Soviet nations and Venezuela, all of these nations are espoused with Marxist political doctrine, and all of these nations have media censorship.

It's really obvious where American Leftists get this idea from: their Leftist professors in universities who adhere to Marxism as a political ideology.

Both Indonesia and Malaysia were once Hindu-Buddhist nations, and were part of the most powerful maritime empire of the 9th and 10th centuries C.E, the Srivijayan Empire. Both nations adopted lots of Indic influences such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Writing Systems (derived from Southern Indian Scripts), Sanskrit loanwords, fashion, customs, traditions, etc.

But after conversion to Islam during the 13th until the 16th centuries, the two nations diverged from one another when it comes to cultural preservation. Both converted to Islam, but Malaysia was thoroughly Arabicized, while Indonesian retained a lot of Indigenous elements underneath a surface veneer of Islam. Indonesians rarely adopted Arabic culture, customs and traditions, unlike Malaysia. It's very common for Malays to have full Arabic names after conversion: Muhammad Ibrahim for example, while its common for Indonesians to keep Indigenous Sanskritized names: Dewa Hartono for example.

The Indonesians not only kept Indigenous and Sanskrit names, but also art, dance, customs, rituals, temples, etc. while every bit of Pre-Islamic History of the Malays were either forgotten or erased.

What could be the reason for this divergence? Why did the Malays erased most of their Pre-Islamic culture and heritage, but Indonesians kept it, despite the adaptation of Islam?

Thanks to whoever can provide a valuable insight.

The main reason why the Woke Left seem tolerant and open arms toward Muslims is because they still believe in the delusion that Islam and liberalism may co-exist side by side with one another without friction or tension.

But the moment Muslims grew extremely populous and became 20-30% of the population in Western countries, they will form political blocks and alliances that will interfere with what Woke Liberals perceive as rights such as alphabet protections, female empowerment laws, etc. and when the power struggle begins, they will hate and turn to the very people that they have performed their virtue signalling with.

Wokes and liberals are only fine with Muslims, tolerant and all loving, as long as they are under 10% of the population. The moment the Muslim population of a Western nation reaches one-third, these people will transform overnight like Optimus Prime from Left to Far Right in an instant.

I'll start my statement with I'm aware that there are severe problems in our healthcare system. But that's not what I'm going to talk about today.

I'll start my story with one of our family friends named Ate Mercy, and she had severe issues with her heart and she consulted with a doctor. The doctor adviced that she will be needing a heart bypass surgery. So, we accompanied her and asked many private hospitals around Metro Manila and Cavite with regards to the cost of the procedure. She cannot afford to undergo a heart bypass surgery in any of the private hospitals. It will cost her hundreds of thousands of pesos. Until one day, a doctor from the Parañaque Community Hospital/Ospital ng Parañaque, offered help in her operation. The surgery was done in the Ospital ng Parañaque, and guess what? She incurred ZERO CHARGES in her hospital operation. Nada. Zero. But of course, the oral medicine for her recovery is not free. She has to purchase it. It only cost around ₱1,500-₱2,000, and now she is fully recovered, and forever thankful for the Ospital ng Parañaque for their kindness.

We also have Caviteño friends who have relatives that were confined, have undergone surgery and were treated in Cavite's Kalayaan Hospital, also free of charge. The only thing that's not free is the prescribed medicine needed for the recovery, which costs a few thousand pesos.

In the United States, if you're poor, and you need a major medical surgery, consider yourself dead. Again, if you're living in poverty and you'll need to undergo a major surgery or medical procedure, just consider yourself dead. Calling the ambulance alone costs thousands of dollars, let alone the bill that you will incur due to confinement and the cost of the procedure. Some Americans who are well-off who have undergone major procedures went bankrupt and became impoverished, because of how high their hospital bills are. Yes, there's a monthly deductible health insurance, but most of the time, those don't cover costs for major surgeries and procedures.

The major problem with Philippine healthcare is that, the number of hospitals, health centers, nurses and doctors are disproportionate low with regards to how high the Filipino population is, but those poor people who were able to get treatment, usually gets treatment at no added charge or cost.

If we can only bring up the number of hospitals, health centers, personnel and equipment to balance the ratio between patients and facilities as well as healthcare workers, we would have a very efficient healthcare system.

Confucianism demands total obeisance of a woman to her clan. She must obey her father, her husband and her son. This ideology cemented women's role as supplementary and secondary to men.

Buddhism is egalitarian. Even women attained Nirvana and became Bodhisattvas. Women and men are positioned as the same, suffering from Samsara, and through the Eightfold Path, may enter Nirvana.

I can't wrap my head how two opposing ideologies were practiced side by side. How did the Chinese reconcile these opposing ideological differences?

I mean, Vietnam is adjacent to the Hindu-Buddhist Kingdoms of Cambodia, Champa and Siam.

Did any of the Hindu-Buddhist traditions ever influenced Vietnam or the Dai Viet in any way?

Thanks to whoever will respond.

I'm Filipino. I actually learned about the Indian Caste System way back in High School, as part of our Asian History Curriculum. So, we were taught that there are four main castes in the Varna System: Brahmins/Priests, Kshatriyas/Warriors or Soldiers, Vaishyas/ Merchants and Traders, and Shudras/Ordinary people. Outside of the Varna System are the Dalits. They were considered as outcasts in Ancient History, and up to this day, there are still Dalits.

My question is, how did the Caste System develop? Is a person's caste, hereditary, meaning linked to his/her birth? Is there social mobility in the caste system, meaning can you transition from one caste to the other?

I will really appreciate all of your insights. Dhanyavad/Shukriya. ❤️

The story goes that she kept on hearing voices in her head, and that she was being possessed by demons. That's what the findings of the Catholic priests who performed her exorcism rites said.

But from a psychiatric analysis and viewpoint, what really happened to her? Did she developed a type of mental illness during her teenage years? Is there a chance that her mental condition could've been treated, hypothetically speaking?

I will appreciate all of your responses. Thank you so much!

Misogyny has been ingrained in East Asian societies for centuries if not for several millennia. Things like foot binding and female infanticide, as well as the preference for male sons and the disgust for daughters, was part of East Asian culture for so long.

In comparison, South East Asian women never experienced any of these. From the time of the Hindu Buddhist Kingdoms, even after conversion to Islam and after European colonization, women in ASEAN have always been strong willed and have major participations in history and society. Part of it is, ASEAN was largely not influenced by Confucianism.

Did Confucianism teach hatred on women? Is it the main culprit for the rampant misogyny in the past that East Asian and Chinese women suffered from?

I will appreciate all insights. Thank you so much!

I noticed that most of the listeners of Rock Music are mostly Gen X and Millenials. With the younger generations, Rock Music is no longer popular, and most of the youth nowadays only listen mostly to Pop Music.

Hi Guys! I'm from the Philippines and I'm rooting for all Pro-Democracy Forces to win this battle once in for all. Can I get some updates regarding the conflict, as of August 2026?

The latest available news online goes back in 2024, it says that the control of the Junta is now limited to major cities and towns, but the huge swathes of rural lands are now under the control of the the various ethnic militias.

I am really hoping and praying that you would win this, guys ❤️

I salute you all